Russ Lee vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Russ Lee that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Russ Lee

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Russ Lee 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.